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September 8, 2008
Continental Sets Fee For First Checked Bag

Continental Airlines Inc. on Friday became the latest airline to charge for the first checked bag on domestic flights, seeking to counter high fuel costs.

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September 8, 2008
Summer business class sales extend into September

It used to be that airlines only offered special offers on business class tickets during the summer when premium traffic was lighter.

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September 6, 2008
Airlines Want Cash. Card Firms Stiffen Terms. Who'll Blink?

The nation's airlines are pursuing the same path that many consumers follow when they are short on cash: They turn to credit cards.

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September 5, 2008
Safety fears over long-haul flights

Ice in fuel system caused Heathrow crash, says report. Airlines are being urged to implement new safety measures for long-haul aircraft after investigators found that the crash-landing of a Boeing 777 at Heathrow was probably caused by ice in its fuel system.

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September 5, 2008
Oil at $80 a Barrel?

With energy prices falling despite Hurricane Gustav, traders are talking about the end of a speculative bubble.

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September 5, 2008
US airlines poised to shed 36,000 jobs as they trim capacity this fall

DALLAS (AP) -- Airlines are contributing to the increase in unemployment, as they slash thousands of jobs to save money in the midst of higher fuel costs.

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September 4, 2008
IATA: Airlines to lose US$5.2 billion in 2008

MONTREAL - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has forecast that the global airline industry will lose of US$5.2 billion in 2008 based on an average crude oil price of US$113 per barrel (US$140 for jet fuel).

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September 3, 2008
U.S. airlines have best on-time July in four years

U.S. airlines' on-time arrival rate in July was the highest for the month in four years as carriers had less traffic and reported fewer plane-scheduling snags.

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September 3, 2008
Ryanair hits out at EC over screenscraper probe

The European Commission has dropped its probe into the row between screenscraper websites and Ryanair.

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September 2, 2008
New Orleans escapes worst of Gustav

New Orleans appears to have escaped from the worst of Hurricane Gustav as the eye of the storm missed the city.

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